Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-12
4 Ror,,er War.


 There was a little speok of internG- tional warfare vaged in the southern part of Pima county, about two months ago, that the archives of the war de- pertinent have 70 record of, and conse- quently the battle scared, or badly scared, veterans who participated will have no tangible grounds for pension claims in the gloaming of the twentieth century.
 Mir. G. J. Roskruge hsd secured @ contract to make a government survey of twenty-seven sections of land along the Sonora border, and m the course of the discharge of his duty he found 1t necessary to run the boundary line be- tween the United States and the MeIi- can state of Sonora.
 One fine day. while his force of en- ployes were engaged in putting up a section corner. about quarter of q mile south of Don Fernando OrtiZ's ranch house, that gentleman rushed wildly out brsndishing R huge pistol and threatened to perforate Col. Kos kruge ID six different portions of his anatomy if he dared to further trespRss upon his ranch property, which he claimed WAS ou Mexican soil, three miles below the boundary line.
 Now Roskruge was full of faith m his ability to win the battle fl he started in to talk the old Mexican to death and for the sake of strategy he dissembled capi- tulstion and proceeded, an unchainrd prisoner, to the hacienda of his csptOr.
 About a month prior to She ocsur- renee Ot these stirring scenes, the MeXI- can government had caused its customs house to be removed from Sasabe Co Ortizs ranch, and had incurred on ex- pense of about Sj00 Tn fitting up com fortable quarters for the customs uili- cials. believing the house to be witbia the Mexican lines. At the time m question there were several GUS toms officers leisurely rolling cigarettes and enjoying their otium cum dig, be- meath the broad -amsdas of the hOspita- ble mansion.
 It was before these honorsbles that Col. Roskruge was taken, and E volume of anathema was hurled upon hIs offend ing head ID the choicest native dialect that past muster as very poor Spanish. These officials could not speak English and Col. Roskruge was equally devOId of linguistic requirements, and by force of circumstances Seher Ortiz became the interpreter, and be won the red ribbon for his ability. No explanation made was rightly interpreted, and the officers were made to believe that Col. RosSruge knew that he was three miles withln the Mexican lines. He offered to show his credentials and his survey ing inHtru- ments, his field notes and the survey monuments, but to no avail.
 Ortiz finally got PapagO to show the Colonel where the boundary line really was was, and with this aboriginal escort he returned to his surprised aud trem- bling assistants. Arriving at his own camp, Col. RcsSruge questioned the Pa pago and elIcited the cheerful iniOrca- ton that Ortiz had hired him tO pilot the surveying party towards CIbI's, about fifty miles, and solely. bs he expressed II, "to cheat hsm." Ortiz told him to charge the surveyors ten dollars for his services. of which amount De could retain six bits. The Colonel there upon pad the Papago the six bits be was to earn, and cheated Ortiz out of Just AiuG ABAAhAc -4AA AAaAAN n AN heartless man.
 The next day Col. RoskruGe went down to the ranch of Don Pedro Aguirre and that gentleman vent with him to the Ortiz ranch and explained everything properly to the officers, They said Or tiz had mis!e | them and their rrOtu-e apologies were accepted hy Col. Rrs- kruge m the hearty spirit in wh ch they were rendered. They also gave him passes that would command respect and freedom from nO!estation anywhere along the line.
 Ortiz, however, was not tp be placRted; the authority of the United States was not high enough for him, but when As sessOr SamanIego gets an opportunity to even up some old gruges on him, be will think that Uncle Sam Is a huacke- berry above his witheTed peEsimmOn.